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2. Hence imperialist wars are inevitable in general, and in particular the 1st imperialist war of 1914—1918.

3. The results of this war:

a) a decrease in the number of world-mighty powers, an increase in the number of weak, plundered, divided, dependent ones;

b) a gigantic intensification of *all* capitalist contradictions, both within all capitalist countries and between countries;

c) in particular, an intensification on a world scale of both poles of capitalism:
an increase in the luxury of an insignificant number of capital magnates;
an increase in need, poverty, ruin, hunger, unemployment, extreme lack of security of existence;

d) a strengthening of militarism, a strengthening and acceleration of preparations for new imperialist wars, economically inevitable; an increase in the number of wars throughout the world and moreover wars, especially revolutionary ones;

e) the complete collapse of the League of Nations, the exposure of its lies; the collapse of "Wilsonism." The collapse of bourgeois *democracy*.

4. Clarification, the briefest, on the characterization (cf. P. Lévi's report of April 14, 1920):

England and America
France
Japan
the remaining neutral countries of Europe and America
the defeated countries (Russia and Germany chiefly)
colonies
semicolonies (Persia, Turkey, China).

5. Raw materials,—their exhaustion
industry,—its weakening (fuel, etc.)
currency—its collapse. Debts. Devaluation of money.
"Disorganization," the disintegration of the entire system of world economy.

6. Result = world revolutionary crisis. Communist movement and Soviet power.

# REMARKS ON P. LÉVI'S THESES ON THE NATIONAL AND COLONIAL QUESTIONS

July 25, 1920

1) Zu allgemein formuliert, als ob es für alle Völker gälte. Und Persien jetzt?

Too generally formulated, as if it applied to all peoples. And what about Persia now?

Verzeihung, Sie verfallen in «Nationalbolschewismus», indem Sie Deutschland für die einzige Nation in der Welt betrachten.

Pardon, you are falling into "National-Bolshevism" by treating Germany as the only nation in the world.

2) Und wenn die Bourgeoisie (in Bulgarien, in Deutschland, in anderen Ländern) den Krieg gegen England, Frankreich oder dergleichen beginnt?

And if the bourgeoisie (in Bulgaria, in Germany, in other countries) begins a war against England, France, or the like?

Was sollen Arbeiter tun?

What should workers do?

Boykottieren? Es wäre ganz irrtümlich. Teilnehmen, aber ihre Selbstständigkeit wahren und den gemeinsamen Kampf so ausnützen, um die Bourgeoisie niederzuwerfen.

Boycott? That would be entirely mistaken. Participate, but preserve their independence and exploit the common struggle in such a way as to overthrow the bourgeoisie.

HD = Entweder nur gegen den deutschen Nationalbolschewismus schreiben, oder garnicht.

HD* = Either write only against German National-Bolshevism, or not at all.

*Translation*

1) Formulated too generally, as if it applied to all peoples. And what about present-day Persia?

Forgive me, you are falling into "National-Bolshevism," treating Germany as the only nation in the world.

2) And if the *bourgeoisie* (in Bulgaria, Germany, and other countries) begins a war against England, France, or something of the sort?

What then should workers do?

Boycott? That would be completely erroneous. Participate, but preserve their independence and so exploit the *common struggle in order to* overthrow the bourgeoisie.

NN* = Either write only against German National-Bolshevism, or do not write at all.

# LETTER TO THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF JEWISH SECTIONS AT THE CC OF THE RCP(b)

July 1920

It would be necessary (on the basis of data from Raphes and others) to formulate an additional point**, approximately:

The experience of proletarian dictatorship in Ukraine in those parts of it where particularly a mixed population is observed, likewise

* SS—Summa summarum—the total sum.

** The reference is to additions to the theses on the national and colonial questions at the II Congress of the Comintern, which took place in July—August 1920.